Fresh Rescues Off Spain After Fatal Migrant Shipwreck
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published June 23, 2023 | 01:30 AM
Madrid, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jun, 2023 ) :Emergency services in Spain said Thursday they had saved at least 350 migrants in five separate vessels over the last 24 hours off the Canary Islands.
These latest operations came the day after at least two people drowned attempting the crossing when another vessel sank around 160 kilometres (100 miles) off the islands.
Spain's coastguard saved 53 migrants "in good condition" near the island of Lanzarote and another 61, including a mother and baby, near the island of Gran Canaria, local emergency services said in a tweet.
The migrants found near Gran Canaria were all taken to hospital for "mild conditions", it added.
Spain's coastguard intercepted another boat early on Thursday with 54 migrants "in good condition" on board near Lanzarote, emergency services said.
People on board another two vessels were rescued Thursday afternoon.
The rescue operations came after a dinghy carrying migrants sank about 160 kilometres (100 miles) southeast of Gran Canaria.
The Spanish coastguard found the bodies of a minor and later a man in the area.
A Moroccan patrol boat rescued 24 people, according to Spain's coast guard, which said it did not know how many people were missing.
- Perilous crossing - But Spanish non-profit group Walking Borders -- which monitors migrant boats to try to help them, and receives calls from people on the boats or their relatives -- said 39 people had died, including four women and a baby.
The group's founder, Helena Maleno, said the migrants had waited for more than 12 hours for assistance.
Spain is a major gateway for migrants seeking a better life in Europe and the number of boats heading for the Canaries from northwestern African has increased in recent days due to favourable weather conditions.
Over 1,500 migrants arrived in the Canaries during the first two weeks of June, according to interior ministry figures.
The migrant route from West Africa to the Canary Islands across the Atlantic has become more popular in recent years as authorities have cracked down on illegal migration in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Atlantic is notorious for strong currents that make such trips perilous.
Over 11,200 people have died or disappeared since 2018 while trying to reach Spain by sea, according to a report published by Walking Borders at the end of 2022.
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